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Summary of Powerlifting Contests, USA Rankings, Records, and Times Bodyweight
by Gary F. Zeolla
Below is a summary of my
contest performances since I started powerlifting again in April 2003.
All weights are in pounds.
Contests I Have Entered
| Date | Contest | Class/ Bwt. | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Ratio - Total | Place |
| 4/12/03 | IPA Iron House | 114s/ 113.5 | 275, 290, 305 | 175, 190, 195 | 325, 340, 350 | 9/9 - 850 | 1st, 1sta |
| 8/8/03 | IPA Worlds | 114s/ 113.7 | 310, 325, 335 | 185, 200, |
340, 355, 365 | 8/9 - 900 | 1st, 1st |
| 11/14/03 | IPA Nationals | 114s/ 113.6 | 365, |
195, |
355, 370, 380 | 5/9 - 940 | 1st, 1st |
| 7/10/04 | IPA Worlds | 114s/ 113.5 | 370, 390, 405 | 195, 210, |
390, |
7/9 - 1025 | 1st, 1st |
| 4/16/05 | IPA Iron House | 114s/ 113.5 | 370, 390, 410 | 200, 215, |
370, 390, 405 |
8/10 - 1030 | 1st, 1st |
| 4/8/06 | WNPF Western PA Raw division | 123s/ 121.0 | 365, 385, |
175, 190, |
365, 385, 400 | 7/9 - 975 | 1st, 1stb, Best Raw Lifter |
| 9/2/06 | APF PA States | 114s/ 114.5 | 375, 400, 415 | 200, 215, |
375, 400, |
7/9 - 1030 | 1st, Best Lifter |
| 9/22/07 | IPA PA States | 114s/ 114.5 | 380, 400, |
200, 210, 220 | 370, 390, |
7/9 - 1010 | 1st, 1st |
| 6/7/08 | NASA NE Unequipped |
114s/ 114.0 | 281, 309, 331 | 160, 176, 187 | 342, 375, 402 | 9/9 - 920 | 1st, 1st |
a Open and master (40-44) divisions, respectively.
b Open and master (45-49) divisions, respectively.
For details on the above contests, follow the links or see Contest Reports.
USA Ranking
Where I was ranked on the chart for the July 2006 - July
2007
Top 100 lifters in the
USA for 114s
(Powerlifting USA, October 2007, p. 103)
| Lift | Weight | Rank |
| Squat | 415 | #4 |
| Bench | 215 | #25 |
| Deadlift | 400 | #7 |
| Total | 1030 | #7 |
My rankings on the 2005-2006 Top 100 lifters in the
USA for 123s.
(Powerlifting USA, October 2006, p. 87).
| Lift | Weight | Rank |
| Squat | 385 | #16 |
| Bench | 190 | #66 |
| Deadlift | 400 | #19 |
| Total | 975 | #22 |
My lifts and rankings on this last chart are considerably lower than above. There are two reason for this. First, I didn't bother cutting weight to 114s for the contest these lifts are from (April 2006). Second, I was competing raw. A comparison of this chart with the ones above show what a difference there is between competing at 114s with gear and 123s raw. For more in this regard, see Top 100, Weight Class and Gear Differences.
My placement on the most recent chart of the Top 20 Masters (over
40) lifters in the USA for 114s
(Powerlifting USA, July 2008, pp.98,99).
| Lift | Weight | Rank |
| Squat | 400 | #2 |
| Bench | 220 | #4 |
| Deadlift | 390 | #2 |
| Total | 1010 | #2 |
My best placement on the Top 20 Masters
chart was for 2006
(Powerlifting USA, July 2007, pp. 80,81).
| Lift | Weight | Rank |
| Squat | 415 | #1 |
| Bench | 215 | #1 |
| Deadlift | 400 | #1 |
| Total | 1030 | #1 |
I out squatted the #2 lifter by 110 pounds and out-totaled the #2 lifter by over 200 pounds. I was also the only lifter that year out of all eleven weight classes to place #1 in all four categories.
In the same issue, there was also a chart of the “All Time Historical Top 50 American Men’s Squats” (for all ages) for 114s. I placed #36 on that list. But for some reason, that was using my squat from a couple of years ago. If they had used the above squat, I would have been #32.
Powerlifting Watch’s Ranking Lists
Powerlifting Watch now has its own ranking lists, with separate lists for raw, single-ply, and mutli-ply lifters. Unfortunately, they are lumping together 114s, 123s, and 132s under the 132 pound class. But despite competing against lifters as much as two weight classes above me, my rankings are not too bad.
For the final multi-ply list for 2007, my ranking is from my IPA contest, September 22, 2007, lifting with double-ply gear at 114s.
| Lift | Weight | Rank |
| Squat | 400 | #7 |
| Bench | 220 | #23 |
| Deadlift | 390 | #9 |
| Total | 1010 | #9 |
On the raw list as of 6/18/08, my lifts from my most recent contest (6/7/08), lifting raw at 114s, place me at:
| Lift | Weight | Rank |
| Squat | 331 | #2 |
| Bench | 187 | #46 |
| Deadlift | 402 | #7 |
| Total | 920 | #2 |
The #1 lifter for squats and total (Hennis Washington) is a 132 pounder, so that means I am actually the #1 raw lifter at 114s.
Records I Have Broken
I hold a total of 39 powerlifting records, set in four different powerlifting federations.
IPA, 114, Amateur, Open, World Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 405 | 7/10/04 |
| Deadlift | 410 | 7/10/04 |
| Total | 1025 | 7/10/04 |
IPA, 114, Amateur, Master I (40-44), World Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 405 | 7/10/04 |
| Bench | 210 | 7/10/04 |
| Deadlift | 410 | 7/10/04 |
| Total | 1025 | 7/10/04 |
IPA, 114, Pro, Open, World Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 410 | 4/16/05 |
| Bench | 220 | 9/22/07 |
| Deadlift | 405 | 4/16/05 |
| Total | 1030 | 4/16/05 |
IPA, 114, Pro, Master I (40-44), World Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 410 | 4/16/05 |
| Bench | 215 | 4/16/05 |
| Deadlift | 405 | 4/16/05 |
| Total | 1030 | 4/16/05 |
IPA, 114, Pro, Master II (45-49), World Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 400 | 9/22/07 |
| Bench | 220 | 9/22/07 |
| Deadlift | 390 | 9/22/07 |
| Total | 1010 | 9/22/07 |
WNPF, 123, Open, PA State Records, Raw Division
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 385 | 4/8/06 |
| Bench | 190 | 4/8/06 |
| Deadlift | 400 | 4/8/06 |
| Total | 975 | 4/8/06 |
WNPF, 123, Master II (45-49), PA State Records, Raw Division
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 385 | 4/8/06 |
| Bench | 190 | 4/8/06 |
| Deadlift | 400 | 4/8/06 |
| Total | 975 | 4/8/06 |
APF, 114, Master II (45-49), American Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 415 | 9/2/06 |
| Bench | 215 | 9/2/06 |
| Deadlift | 400 | 9/2/06 |
| Total | 1030 | 9/2/06 |
NASA, 114, Unequipped, Open Pure, American Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 331 | 6/708 |
| Bench | 187 | 6/7/08 |
| Deadlift | 402 | 6/708 |
| Total | 920 | 6/708 |
NASA, 114, Unequipped, Masters Pure, American Records
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 331 | 6/708 |
| Bench | 187 | 6/7/08 |
| Deadlift | 402 | 6/708 |
| Total | 920 | 6/708 |
Personal Records
I competed in powerlifting in college (1979-82). Below are my best lifts at that time.
114s: College
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 352 | 2/8/81 |
| Bench | 205 | 10/25/80 |
| Deadlift | 410 | 1/24/81 |
| Total | 953 | 2/8/81 |
123s: College
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 425 | 2/20/82 |
| Bench | 240 | 2/20/82 |
| Deadlift | 435 | 6/19/82 |
| Total | 1095 | 2/20/82 |
These lifts were done wearing a belt, wrist wraps, and a single-ply poly "super suit" and 2.0 meter "super wraps." That is the only gear that was allowed at that time. Bench shirts were not invented yet.
My best lifts since I started competing again in 2003 are as follows:
114s: Multi-ply gear, 2.5 meter wraps:
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 415 | 9/2/06 |
| Bench | 220 | 9/22/07 |
| Deadlift | 410 | 7/10/04 |
| Total | 1030 | 4/16/05 |
As can be seen, I have equaled or bettered all of my college lifts at 114s. But its not a fair comparison given that the multi-ply gear of today is much more beneficial than the gear I used in college.
114s: Unequipped
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 331 | 6/708 |
| Bench | 187 | 6/7/08 |
| Deadlift | 402 | 6/708 |
| Total | 920 | 6/708 |
By "unequipped" is meant a belt and knee sleeves (not knee wraps) on squats and deadlifts and a belt and wrist wraps on benches, but no squat suit or bench press shirt. It can be seen that I am close to what I did in college. My goal now is to break those PRs while using this limited gear.
123s: Unequipped
| Lift | Weight | Date |
| Squat | 385 | 4/8/06 |
| Bench | 190 | 4/8/06 |
| Deadlift | 400 | 4/8/06 |
| Total | 975 | 4/8/06 |
This was the only contest I have entered at 123s since competing again. Here, "unequipped," meant a belt, wrist wraps, and 2.0 meter knee wraps.
It needs to be noted, I stopped powerlifting when I was 21 and did not compete again until I was 42. I severely regret not having been able to lift and compete through my 20s and 30s. I will always wonder what I might have accomplished if I had been able to do so.
My plans are to lift unequipped from now on. The reason for this is getting a squat suit and bench shirt on and off leaves me very fatigued. Even just wrapping my knees can leave me exhausted. I have also had many hassles with such gear, so I am just fed up with it.
OTOH, I have gotten injured when I have tried to do heavy lifting without any such supportive gear (known as lifting “raw”). But a compromise between these two will be to compete unequipped, wearing just a belt and knee sleeves on squats and deadlifts and a belt and wrist wraps on benches.
Times Bodyweight
The following Times Bodyweight results are based on my best lifts to date and my actual weigh-in weights.
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Times Bwt. |
| Squat | 415 | 114.5 | 3.62 |
| Bench | 220 | 114.5 | 1.92 |
| Deadlift | 410 | 113.5 | 3.61 |
| Total | 1030 | 113.5 | 9.07 |
The following is based on the Schwartz Formula. This is the type of formula used instead of times bodyweight to calculate "best lifter" awards at contests. The coefficient for one's bodyweight is multiplied by the weight lifted to give the points result.
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Coefficient | Points |
| Squat | 415 | 114.5 | .9578 | 393.462 |
| Bench | 220 | 114.5 | .9578 | 210.716 |
| Deadlift | 410 | 113.5 | .9578 | 392.698 |
| Total | 1030 | 113.5 | .9578 | 986.534 |
The following is based on the Schwartz Master's Formula. This is the type of formula used to calculate "master (over 40) best lifter" awards at contests. The above Schwartz points are calculated first and then multiplied by the coefficient for one's age to give the points result.
| Lift | Age | Coefficient | Points |
| Squat | 45 | 1.048 | 412.348 |
| Bench | 44 | 1.031 | 220.830 |
| Deadlift | 44 | 1.031 | 399.934 |
| Total | 44 | 1.031 | 1017.117 |
Summary of Powerlifting Contests, USA Rankings, Records, and Times Bodyweight. Copyright © 2003-2008 by Gary F. Zeolla.
The above charts were posted on this site November 23, 2003.
It was last updated July 19, 2008.
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